PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francois Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Bangarang by Skrillex as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Leon
vs
Jones

180 cm
19
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francois Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samson Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones throws a hook but Leon avoids it easily.
Leon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Leon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leon moves away.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Leon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leon slips under a jab.
Leon ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Leon throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Leon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leon slips under a jab.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a hook. Leon ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samson Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Leon does no damage.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leon.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leon is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Leon misses with a few strikes there.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Leon moved out of range.
Leon moves away from the strike by Jones.
Leon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Leon fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Leon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Leon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leon's corner calls for a 1-2. Leon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Leon moved out of range nicely.
Leon throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Leon misses with a wild body shot.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leon swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Leon slips the punch.
Leon looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones throws a body punch but Leon moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Leon.
Leon misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Leon moves away and avoids it.
Leon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones throws a jab when Leon was well out of range.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Leon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Leon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is looking to chop away at Leon's legs.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Leon is out of range.
Leon misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Leon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Leon moves out of range.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones feints a jab promting Leon to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Leon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Leon is just out of range.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Leon uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Leon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Leon scores with a nice head shot.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones tries to work over Leon's front leg with a kick but Leon checks it.
Some wild striking there from Leon.
Leon moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Leon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samson Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leon looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Leon connects with a nice looking jab.
Leon moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Leon should have avoided that one.
Francois Leon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Leon swinging wildly here.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a jab when Leon was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Leon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leon moves away.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Leon moves away and avoids it.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Leon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones connects with a right hand. Leon shakes it off.
Samson Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leon.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Leon misses with a few strikes there.
Jones swings for the body but Leon moves out of range.
Leon throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones swings for the body but Leon moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones throws a right and a left that Leon avoids nicely.
Leon avoids the body shot from Jones.
Leon misses with a low kick.
Leon throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones checks a low kick from Leon.
Leon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones throws a hook but Leon blocks it.
Leon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Leon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Leon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leon tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones cracks Leon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Leon moves out of range easily.
Leon blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones digs a good hook to Leon's body.
Leon walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Leon ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Leon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Leon staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leon swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Leon misses the target.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Jones misses.
Leon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones takes a swing at Leon's ribcage but misses.
Leon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Leon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leon tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Jones is rocked!
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Leon finish him?
Leon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Leon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones looks up at the clock. Bad move! Leon lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jones. Leon pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Leon!
Samson Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'I took a finger right to the eye that the ref dint see so I never had a chance really. We need to do something about these gloves man, its messed up. I'd like to thank everyone for all their support anyway, thanks guys, hopefully I won't let you down again. '.